Supreme Court Surprised At State Opposing Maintenance Plea Of Wife By Siding With Husband

In a wife and minor daughter's plea for maintenance, the Supreme Court recently expressed surprise at State's conduct of siding with the husband. “The approach of the State of taking the side of the husband in a maintenance case, to say the least, is very strange. In fact, the learned counsel, who appeared for the State was under a duty and obligation to act as an officer of the...

Schedule Tribe Member Migrating To Another State/UT Can't Claim ST Status If Tribe Isn't Notified As ST In That State/UT : Supreme Court

In an important judgment, the Supreme Court held that a person with the status of a Scheduled Tribe (ST) in one State cannot claim the same benefit in another State or Union Territory where he/ she has eventually migrated, where the tribe is not notified as ST. Further, Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih also held that a public notification by the President, as given under...

NEET-MDS 2024 | Looking Into Issue Of Internship Cut-Off Date, Centre Tells Supreme Court

The union government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 21) that it is looking into the grievances of NEET-MDS candidates regarding the extension of internship deadline.Taking note of this, the Supreme Court did not pass any order on a plea to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Master in Dental Surgery Course (NEET MDS) 2024 and extend the internship...

'Giant Of Law' :CJI DY Chandrachud Mourns Fali S Nariman's Demise

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud mourned the death of Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman."Mr Attorney, we really mourn the sad demise of Fali Nariman. He was a great giant of law and an intellectual. It's very sad," CJI Chandrachud said, addressing the Attorney General for India, as soon as he sat.AG Venkataramani said that Nariman was actively preparing for the Constitution Bench hearing in...

NEET MDS 2024 Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court will hear today a petition to postpone NEET-MDS 2024 test from March 18.The Petitioners challenge the internship cut-off date of March 31.A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the case at 10. 30 AM.Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves is appearing for the petitioners.Follow this page for live...

'Pillar Of Constitutional Liberties, Stood By Secular Values & Judicial Independence' : Bar Pays Tribute To Fali S Nariman

Renowned lawyer and distinguished jurist Fali S. Nariman, Senior Advocate, passed away at the age of 95. His demise has been met with heartfelt tributes from numerous members of the legal fraternity, who are sharing fond memories of his remarkable life and contributions.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal called Nariman a "great son of India" who was not just the greatest lawyer of the country but...

Eminent Jurist Fali S Nariman Passes Away

Eminent jurist and Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman passed away. He was aged 95 years.A distinguished constitutional lawyer, Fali S Nariman has argued several landmark cases, including the famous NJAC verdict. He also appeared in the important SC AoR Association case (which led to the collegium system), TMA Pai case (on the scope of minority rights under Article 30) etc. In June 1975, he...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Delhi Metro's Curative Petition Against Arbitral Award Favouring DAMEPL

The Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) on Tuesday (February 20) submitted before the Supreme Court that reopening the decision on an arbitral award under a curative jurisdiction would be akin to opening a Pandora's box considering the restricted scope the Court has in a curative petition.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra...

Accused Cannot Invoke S.91 CrPC To Compel Prosecution To Produce Things At The Stage Of Framing Of Charge: Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that the courts cannot issue processes under Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C) to compel the production of things/documents based on the application made by the accused at the stage of framing of charges. The short question before the Supreme Court was whether the accused could file an application for the production of things/documents...

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Ex-JNU Professor's Defamation Case Against 'The Wire'

The Supreme Court (on February 20) resumed its hearing in the defamation case filed by Ex-JNU Professor Amita Singh against 'The Wire.' The case was listed before Justices M.M. Sundresh and S.V.N. Bhatti. Ex-JNU Professor Singh has filed a criminal defamation case over a report published in 'The Wire' that she prepared a dossier allegedly depicting JNU as a “Den of Organised...

NewsClick Case | Supreme Court Expresses Surprise At Delhi Police's Statement That Medical Report From Jail Officer May Not Be Reliable

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 20) adjourned until February 27 (next Tuesday) the hearing of a plea by NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha challenging his arrest/remand in the UAPA case. The Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta was hearing Purkayastha's challenge to a Delhi High Court decision, upholding his arrest by the Delhi Police in a case...

Ensure Advocates Representing State Aren't Forced To Approach Courts To Recover Fees : Supreme Court To Uttar Pradesh Govt

The Supreme Court has asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to ensure that the advocates representing the State Government are not forced to file petitions in Courts to recover the fees due to them.“We hope and trust that the State will not create a situation, where an Advocate representing the State is required to approach the Court for recovery of his fees. If this scenario of creating a...